I know it's hard to remember with all this blistering heat of the summer, but we had a REALLY snowy, cold winter this year. Remember now? Lots and lots of consecutive snow days, even ones in really late winter after super warm days? I remember it well since Brielle was just a baby and we were itching to go for some stroller rides, but often stuck inside! Let's take a little walk down memory lane with this scrapbook page from Brielle's baby book about her first Christmas that I have yet to share here! It features a few of my favorite photos of that season, including her first picture with Santa, a family portrait from Christmas Day, a favorite shot of her from the Christmas Card photo shoot wearing the tutu and headband I made her, and one of her taken on Christmas morning with my brandy new lens I got minutes earlier! I was excited that I FINALLY got to use a doily on a layout (something I've wanted to do for a while!) On the right side of the layout, I was able to include another pocket at the top, which includes a copy of the Christmas cards we sent out to family and friends. And as you've seen time and time again, I used the left over scraps from this layout to create the birthday card to add to my ... Continue Reading...
Scrapbooking: Brielle’s Baby Book Part VI
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Here are a few more pages from Brielle's Baby Scrapbook: Month 5 was a memorable one as it was Brielle's first Christmas! Otherwise there weren't too many milestones, just lots of fun days with family and practicing growing up! Supplies: Patterned Paper, adhesive borders: K&Company Poppyseed | Felt Stickers: K&Company | Chipboard Letters: Heidi Swapp Month 6 was mostly spent indoors due to a super cold and snowy winter! But we did lots of practicing on things we wanted to accomplish: sitting up, standing up, eating solid foods, taking naps in our crib and growing teeth! For the scrapbook page, I went with that "project life" look that everyone's been doing lately with all the color blocking squares and I love how it came out! Supplies: Patterned Paper and stickers: K&Company Month 7 included ALOT of BIG things! She had her first night away from home (which didn't go as well as I had hoped but it was only the first attempt at a night away), she popped out TWO teeth at ... Continue Reading...
Mini Punched Garlands
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Garlands, Pennants, Bunting. Is there really a different between all these things? I've seen the terms used so interchangeably. Anyway, I was recently working on this photo heavy two page spread from Brielle's baby Scrapbook and needed to add a little something cute to it so I decided on a mini garland with punched hearts. I didn't want to do the typical pointed triangle or arrow shape, so I dug into my stash of craft punches and pulled out EK tools Punch for Arts and Craft, Large, Journal Plate and Bracket. With just a few snips and one fold, I was able to make a unique little shape, perfect for a garland. I strung them across the top of the left page and front and center on the right. Underneath the title was a listing of all the visitors who came to meet Brielle in the first days/weeks/months. I have a similar page of me and all our friends/family that came to meet me when I was a baby! And in typical crafting fashion, I made sure to use all those paper scraps from this spread to ... Continue Reading...
